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The Benefits and Risks for China Regarding the Israel-Iran Conflict Given the Irael-Iran conflict, I created SITREPs for those wishing to follow my thought process. I’ll adjust and I won’t always get it right. It is my thinking, nonetheless. Today’s focus: China’s benefits and risks. Because of this conflict, China’s benefits, are primarily strategic and indirect, rooted in its broader geopolitical and economic interests. Below are the specific ways China gains: 1. The conflict weakens U.S. Influence in the Middle East. It diverts U.S. attention and resources from Asia, where China faces pressure over Taiwan and the South China Sea....

SITUATION REPORTS - March 20 2003 0403 GMT - Kuwait's oil production remains on line and operating normally, a senior Kuwaiti official said following the start of the U.S. bombing of Baghdad on March 19, reported Reuters. 0400 GMT - U.S. defense officials say the first airstrikes on Baghdad were of a limited nature and were intended to prepare the battlefield for more intense operations. 0358 GMT - Uday Hussein says Iraq has begun to hit back at U.S. aggression, Xinhua reports, without further details. 0358 GMT - The INA Web site is back up and Iraqi television reportedly is...